The question of the nature of the dark matter in the Universe remains one of the most outstanding unsolved problems in basic science. One of the best motivated particle physics candidates is the lightest supersymmetric particle, assumed to be the lightest neutralino. We here describe DarkSUSY, an advanced numerical FORTRAN package for supersymmetric dark matter calculations which we release for public use. With the help of this package, the masses and compositions of various supersymmetric particles can be computed, for given input parameters of the minimal supersymmetric extension of the Standard Model (MSSM). For the lightest neutralino, the relic density is computed, using accurate methods which include the effects of resonances, pair production thresholds and coannihilations. Accelerator bounds are checked to identify viable dark matter candidates. Finally, detection rates are computed for a variety of detection methods, such as direct detection and indirect detection through antiprotons, gamma-rays and positrons from the Galactic halo or neutrinos from the center of the Earth or the Sun.

DarkSUSY - A numerical package for dark matter calculations in the MSSM / Gondolo, P; Edsjo, J; Bergstrom, L; Ullio, P; Baltz, Ea. - (2001), pp. 318-323. (Intervento presentato al convegno 3rd International Workshop on the Identification of Dark Matter tenutosi a York, England nel 18-22 settembre 2000) [10.1142/9789812811363_0036].

DarkSUSY - A numerical package for dark matter calculations in the MSSM

Ullio P;
2001-01-01

Abstract

The question of the nature of the dark matter in the Universe remains one of the most outstanding unsolved problems in basic science. One of the best motivated particle physics candidates is the lightest supersymmetric particle, assumed to be the lightest neutralino. We here describe DarkSUSY, an advanced numerical FORTRAN package for supersymmetric dark matter calculations which we release for public use. With the help of this package, the masses and compositions of various supersymmetric particles can be computed, for given input parameters of the minimal supersymmetric extension of the Standard Model (MSSM). For the lightest neutralino, the relic density is computed, using accurate methods which include the effects of resonances, pair production thresholds and coannihilations. Accelerator bounds are checked to identify viable dark matter candidates. Finally, detection rates are computed for a variety of detection methods, such as direct detection and indirect detection through antiprotons, gamma-rays and positrons from the Galactic halo or neutrinos from the center of the Earth or the Sun.
2001
Proceedings of the 3rd International Workshop on the Identification of Dark Matter
318
323
981-02-4602-1
https://doi.org/10.1142/9789812811363_0036
https://arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0012234
World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd.
Gondolo, P; Edsjo, J; Bergstrom, L; Ullio, P; Baltz, Ea
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